Sarah Hyland remains philosophical amid split with ex-boyfriend

“Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland is finding strength in two philosophical quotes by poets Dylan Thomas and Robert Frost following her acrimonious split from ex-boyfriend Matt Prokop.

The actress, 23, split from Prokop in May, but she had to obtain a restraining order against him in September, after he allegedly threatened to harm her beloved dog and set one of her homes on fire.

In legal papers, Hyland went on to claim her ex had terrorized her verbally and physically during the last four years of their relationship, and earlier this month, the protective ban was extended until 2017.

Hyland has since revealed she is remaining positive in the wake of her personal troubles and she has adopted two famous quotes from Thomas and Frost to get her through the tough time.

She tells Meredith Vieira, “There are two quotes that I wanna say. One is a Dylan Thomas poem, ‘Do not go gentle into that good night/ Rage, rage against the dying of the light’, which is one of my favorite poems, and it just strikes a chord in me, and then Robert Frost, ‘The only way out is through (sic)’. People have to go through things in order to become the person that they are today, and that’s that.”